tan in Arabic
حِنْطِيّ ḥinṭiyy
[tɛən]/tæn/
tan in Arabic: حِنْطِيّ (ḥinṭiyy), قَمْحِيُّ اللَّوْن (qamḥiyyu l-lawn), اِسْمَرَّ (ismarra), دَبَغَ (dabaḡa). In English, tan means a light, brown-like colour.
Arabic words for tan
- colour
- حِنْطِيّ ḥinṭiyy, قَمْحِيُّ اللَّوْن qamḥiyyu l-lawn
- to become tan due to exposure to sun
- اِسْمَرَّ ismarra
- to turn animal hide into leather
- دَبَغَ dabaḡa
English meaning of tan
- noun A light, brown-like colour.
- noun A darkening of the skin resulting from exposure to sunlight or similar light sources.
- noun The bark of an oak or other tree from which tannic acid is obtained.
- noun Synonym of wall ball.
tan in a sentence
- She still has a tan from her vacation in Mexico.
- I'm hoping to get a tan this weekend at the beach.
- Mine is the white car parked next to the tan pickup truck.
Synonyms of tan
tan in other languages
Questions about tan in Arabic
- What is the meaning of tan in Arabic?
- Tan in Arabic is حِنْطِيّ (ḥinṭiyy), قَمْحِيُّ اللَّوْن (qamḥiyyu l-lawn), اِسْمَرَّ (ismarra), دَبَغَ (dabaḡa).
- ما معنى كلمة tan؟
- Tan: حِنْطِيّ (ḥinṭiyy), قَمْحِيُّ اللَّوْن (qamḥiyyu l-lawn), اِسْمَرَّ (ismarra), دَبَغَ (dabaḡa).
- What does tan mean in English?
- Tan means a light, brown-like colour.
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